Dozens of countries, including the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, have met a 31 January deadline and submitted emission reduction targets to the United Nations in line with the Copenhagen Accord signed during the climate summit in December.
The UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen, held at the end of 2009, failed to produce the world-changing deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions that many were hoping for. However the Copenhagen Accord, which almost 90 countries have now signalled their intention to engage with, may represent one small step towards tackling climate change.
